Reinventing Education, Serving Humanity
When thinking about what schools of the future will look like, it’s hard to imagine them without grades, exams, or even subjects.
When thinking about what schools of the future will look like, it’s hard to imagine them without grades, exams, or even subjects.
It’s said that there is always a blessing in dark times, and this was it: my chance to share my 1970s childhood with 25 children of 2020.
As teachers, we’ve been given the role to navigate what technology now looks like in our classrooms. At my school we have developed a model to support technology use.
Grammatically, it’s an awful-sounding word: gamification, or as a verb, to “gamify” the classroom. Teachers, however, have found a powerful tool here.
Escape rooms are multidisciplinary and purposefully designed with variety in mind. They require diverse thinking and allow multiple learning styles to thrive simultaneously.
Traditional homework is not necessarily helping students succeed academically. These days, educators are starting to place more importance on home activities and reading instead.
Can unicycles serve an important educational purpose? Are there good pedagogical reasons for learning to ride them?